electrocute

English

/ɪˈlektɹəkjuːt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To kill by electric shock.
  • (transitive) To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
  • (transitive) To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sekʷ-

Gloss

follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

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